Australasia’s top banks

Asia 100 1999 - Cleaning the hives

Asia 100 1999 – Cleaning the hives

Asia 100 table

Asean top 25

Indian subcontinent top 25

North Asia top 25

Return of average equity change

Capital growth year-on-year

Asset growth year-on-year

Profit growth year-on-year

Japanese top 50

Capital growth year-on-year

Profit growth year-on-year

Asset growth year-on-year

Return of average equity change

Methodology and definitions

Rank 99 Rank 98 Bank Country Fiscal period Shareholder equity($m) Equity growth (%) Total growth($m) Asset growth(%) Net income($m) Income growth (%) ROAE (%)
1 1 National Australia Bank Australia 1997/8 9,372 3.49 136,355 3.9 1,198 -25.1 14.2
2 2 Westpac Banking Australia 1997/8 5,119 -13.33 75,498 -2.6 759 -18.5 15.2
3 4 Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Australia 1997/8 4,988 -0.9 79,706 -10.8 663 -10.8 14.5
4 3 Commonwealth Bank of Australia Australia 1997/8 4,226 -19.29 74,121 -10.6 681 -17 16
5 8 Colonial State Bank/State Bank of NSW Australia 1998 2,369 69.53 30,579 38.2 446 37.9 24.2
6 5 St. George Bank Australia 1997/8 2,250 -13.65 26,134 -19.2 133 -19.4 6
7 6 Suncorp-Metway Australia 1997/8 1,114 -13.96 13,144 -11.4 143 27.8 13.1
8 10 Bank of Western Australia Australia 1998/9 450 5.94 9,822 5.

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